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A Germanwings (Lufthansa subsidiary) Airbus A-320-200 airliner has crashed in the French Alps. It is reported to have carried 154 people on board (including 6 crew members). Unfortunately, no survivors have been found so far. There were reports about the crew sending out distress calls shortly before the crash. The flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf was last registered on the radar at 6800 feet.
http://www.laprovence.com/article/actualites/3326948/un-airbus-a320-secrase-dans-les-alpes-de-haute-provence.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-france-crash-airbus-lufthansa-idUSKBN0MK0ZP20150324
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/24/german-a320-airbus-plane-crashes-french-alps
[Edit 16:35 UTC. janrinok. Source: BBC] The 'black box' has been recovered. The aircraft descent took place over a period of approximately 8 minutes, and communication between the crew and the French air traffic controllers was 'broken' when the aircraft was at an altitude of around 6000 feet. The TV pictures being broadcast show a large number of helicopters being deployed to a snow free landing-zone but the surrounding mountains have significant snow cover and there is a low cloudbase. French authorities have said that the recovery of the bodies will take 'several days'.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by janrinok on Tuesday March 24 2015, @06:09PM
Firstly, you do not have to read every story. If this one is not to your liking, please feel free to read a different one.
However, if we disregard the loss of 250 people in an air disaster, aircraft are technical, and there are many technical issues that can be, and are being, discussed here. Geeks and nerds don't have to be associated with computers. Aviation in its widest sense is a topic for this site.
Additionally, when a large employer such as Boeing or Airbus suffers the loss of an aircraft it can affect the's jobs of people working in the aircraft manufacturing industry, the aircraft operators, the component manufacturers, and many other related areas. We do discuss business here at SN.
Finally, the stories are provided by the community. Someone in this community is interested enough to submit a story in order that we can, if we choose, discuss it and improve our knowledge of such things. I have tried very hard not to sensationalize the story, and the comments indicate that people are not entering into needless speculation too much. I believe that our coverage is unique in this regard.
If you have a feel-good story that you think the community would be interested in - submit it, please. It stands a very good chance of being on the front page as long as it meet the submission requirements.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday March 24 2015, @09:58PM
Geeks and nerds don't have to be associated with computers.
Not to mention that airliners are stuffed to the gills with actual computers.
Call these "why is this here" posts Seagull Posting--fly in, shit on the article, fly away.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"